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Manawatu v Taranaki Bulls 
Hilux NPC - Round 2 
Sat 12th August 2023, 09:35pm PDT 
Central Energy Trust Arena 
Jono Bredin Last 5 Games
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Manawatu v Taranaki Bulls Hilux NPC - Round 2 Sat 12th August 2023, 09:35pm PDT Central Energy Trust Arena Jono Bredin 
76' 76' 77' 77' 79' 
Brett Cameron 
Brayden Iose Brayden Iose 
Ricky Riccitelli 
Meihana Grindlay 
Kiniviliame Naholo Meihana Grindlay 
Luke Campbell You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Manawatu face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 2 on Sat 12th August 2023 at Central Energy Trust Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:35. In South Africa it’s at 06:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 21:35 EST in the US.
Manawatu won the last encounter but Taranaki Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 11 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 2nd and Manawatu in 13th as such Taranaki Bulls are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Manawatu vs Taranaki Bulls will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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